Saina Nehwal confirms Pullela Gopichand will coach her again

Saina Nehwal, in a series of tweets, has confirmed that she is returning under the fold of legendary Indian coach Pullela Gopichand. She also said that she is delighted to have made the move and also thanked his ex-coach Vimal Kumar who helped her a lot. Saina enjoyed the most successful period of her career under mentor Pullela Gopichand, winning accolades all over the world.

The news had come out a while back that Saina had started communications with Pullela Gopichand again and had planned to rejoin his academy. With Saina’s tweets, the reports have turned out to be true.

Vimal Kumar, Saina’s ex-coach also released a statement saying, “Saina on her return from the World Badminton Championships, asked my opinion on her working with the Indonesian coach, Mr Mulyo, brought in by Sports Authority Of India, for looking after the singles players in National camps. He is attached with Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad. I had indicated to her that there is no harm at all in her giving it a try. Players have a short span at the top and will always be looking at ways to get better.”